The Coronado Human Relations CommissionTake My Hand, Coronado!Scheduled for March 29th through April 1, 2010is excited about adding a powerful message to our annual event (Click to move from slide to slide.)

1Blue Ribbon

Introducing the . . . (Click)2What is theBlue Ribbon? Please enjoy this short story.It will touch your heart!

(Click)If youve received this slide show via email,please view Who I Am Makes a Difference via YouTube . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaAM3HZd7yM3As a result of the world being harsh, adolescents have no choice but to be guarded and try to survive. This program gives kids a chance to become vulnerable and not feel judged. It gives us the power to make a difference and change the world.

Evelyn 16 years old

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The magic of the Blue Ribbon . . . What would it look like in Coronado? 3,500 teachers and students would be honored for making a difference . . . (Click)and would be given aWho I Am Makes a Difference Blue Ribbon . . . plus two other ribbons to pass on.5Lets do the math for passing it on!3,500+ 3,500 + 3,500 =10,500children, young adults and adults will have received the gift of a Blue Ribbon. . . some for the first time ever!. . . and positive acknowledgment(Click)610,500 people will have been united and touched

. . . most in ways you and I will never know!

(Click)7The OpportunityHow can we honor10,500 people in our community?

(Click)8We can . . . (Click)for $.33 per recipient!

9Help us raise $3,500 . . . The Coronado Human Relations Commission invites you to make a difference.to acknowledge 10,500 people!(Click)

by February 15, 2010 . . . 10We invite you to be a . . . Difference Maker. . . and inspire Coronado!to support this effort

(Click)11Using the enclosed form, your tax deductible donation can be made out directly to:and returned in the self-addressed envelope to:Deborah Schwartz, LCSWChairpersonCoronado Human Relations Commission600 6th StreetCoronado, CA 92118

(619) 522-8915 x5091 or(619) 522-8934 x4094

Difference Makers International, a 501(c)(3)!(Click)12Carole Tessicinilpgagirlsgolf@san.rr.com619-437-8411619-519-2635

Thank you!

Or contact me if you have any questions:(Click)13In a minute or less you can

change a life forever.(continue to Click)If you would like to learn more about the Blue Ribbonand the The Coronado Human Relations Commission145.Make a Difference Where they Live, Work and LearnWill learn how to:Blue Ribbon Participants Acknowledge Worth and Importance of Self2. Acknowledge Worth and Importance of Others3.Express Emotions with Dignity4.Cheer People on for their Contributions & Dreams

(Click)15The Blue Ribbon Message Can: Inspire our community . . . and others!Decrease anger, apathy and alienationEnhance caring, compassion and cooperationIncrease responsibility, productivity and prideImprove academic achievement

(Click)16On April 1, Who I Am Makes a Difference will also be celebrated in other parts of the world, including:The Bahamas (100 schools)Shasta County, CaliforniaSan Bernardino, CA (Kayos Kidz)Pawtucket, Rhode Island

(Click)17trustworthinessrespectresponsibilityfairnesscaringcitizenship

(Click)Character Countswith the Coronado Human Relations Commission18The Coronado Human Relations Commission

Dianne Story Baldwin, - Coronado SAFEMarie Balfour, StudentStacy Berman, Recreation Services - City of CoronadoS. Samantha Bowman, Executive Director - Coronado SAFEBill Cass, Principal - Silver Strand Elementary SchoolBarbara Denny, Councilwoman - City of CoronadoDr. Jeffrey Felix, Superintendent - Coronado Unified School DistrictKaren Finch, CEO - Coronado Chamber of CommerceClaudia Gallant, Lead Teacher - Coronado Village Elementary SchoolPeter Harris, Principal - Sacred Heart Parish SchoolBarbara Hill, M.S.W., Director - Coronado Response Group,CHSCaptain Yancey Lindsey, Commanding Officer - Naval Base CoronadoKathy MacDonald, Teacher - Coronado Middle SchoolJay Marquand, Assistant Principal - Coronado Middle SchoolA. Miko Peled, Chief Instructor,- Martial Arts AmericaLinda Rahn, Director - Recreation Services - City of CoronadoNancy Roberts, Headmistress - Christ Church Day SchoolFloyd Ross - Coronado Council of ChurchesGabriel Salvatierra, Student Louis J. Scanlon, Chief of Police - City of CoronadoDeborah Schwartz, L.C.S.W. - School Social WorkerSusan Shirey, ParentAmy Steward, Teacher - Village Elementary SchoolMark Tafoya, Psychotherapist - H.E.L.P.Casey Tanaka, Mayor - City of CoronadoCarole Dupuis Tessicini - Community LeaderThe Mission of the CHRC is to promote respect, understanding, and the peaceful resolution of conflict among and between youth and adults in the community of Coronado.www.coronadohrc.orgThank you, again!19